Moving from crime and punishment to success and reward: Transitioning from technical to educational research

Sarah Dart, Kim Blackmore, Keith Willey, Anne Gardner, Smitha Jose, Raj Sharma, Sloan Trad, Lesley Jolly

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    Abstract

    Many engineering academics interested in quality teaching and learning dabble with educational research. Some go further leaving their technical research field behind to embark head-long into what for many is an initially bewildering and conceptually challenging domain. Often peers perceive this transition as a crime (giving up on real engineering) liable to be punished with reduced access to funding and institutional recognition for one's research. The Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) has been sponsoring a Winter School in Engineering Education Research Methods since 2011, to help engineering academics change their transition story from one of crime and punishment to success and reward. While helpful, this transition is not a simple matter of learning new techniques but of altering one's perspective and habits of thinking and behaviour. Many participants find this both challenging and at least initially, a lonely pursuit. In this paper, participants in the 2018 school ask the question "what enables and hinders the transition to educational research".

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 8th Research in Engineering Education Symposium, REES 2019 - Making Connections
    EditorsBruce Kloot
    PublisherResearch In Engineering Education Network
    Pages329-338
    Number of pages10
    ISBN (Electronic)9780799226003
    Publication statusPublished - 2019
    Event8th Research in Engineering Education Symposium: Making Connections, REES 2019 - Cape Town, South Africa
    Duration: 10 Jul 201912 Jul 2019

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the 8th Research in Engineering Education Symposium, REES 2019 - Making Connections

    Conference

    Conference8th Research in Engineering Education Symposium: Making Connections, REES 2019
    Country/TerritorySouth Africa
    CityCape Town
    Period10/07/1912/07/19

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